The Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on a corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint in power.
The Supreme Court five-judge larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa has unanimously disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for not disclosing his employment in UAE based offshore company Capital FZE.
The bench also send a reference against the premier, his children Maryam, Hussain and Hasan, son-in-law and Dar to National Accountability Court.
The court ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file a reference against the accused in an accountability court in six weeks and directed for the trial to be wrapped up within six months. The process will be overseen by a single-member implementation bench of the apex court.
The court also ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to issue the notification declaring the prime minister’s disqualification. The premier was said to be disqualified under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution.
